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Cyberbullying- when someone gets harass on the internet

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html
10 statistics
  1. Boys are most likely to be cyberbullied.
  2. Girl's have a less chance of being cyberbullied.
  3. All races can be affected by cyberbullied.
  4. Victims of cyberbullying are most likely to have low self esteem.
  5. Mean comments, or spreading rumors are the most common type of cyberbullying.
  6. 1 out of 10 teens tell a parents that they are being cyberbullied.
  7. More than 1 in 3 teens have experienced cyberbullying.
  8. Over 80% percent of teens use cell phone so that makes cell phones most common to use for cyberbullying.


"Stories of Cyber Bullying in the News, Schools, Myspace, Facebook." Cyber Bullying Alert | CyberBullying Prevention Software | Internet Harassment. Admin, 13 Oct. 2008. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.cyberbullyalert.com/blog/2008/10/stories-of-cyber-bullying>.
Real life example.
  • Kylie was an eight grade girl from Vermont, She got cyberbullied by her classmates.
  • When she was in tenth grade through eleventh grade her classmates made a website called "Kill Kylie".
  • People would write threatening, homophobic comments about Kylie then some kids made screen names with handles close to Kylie's name and then used them to make sexual advances about the girls on the field hockey team.
  • So then police filed charges of harassment against the individuals responsible for the sexual remarks.
  • And Kylie didn't get bullied again.

"Stop Cyber Bullying | 10 Ways Parents Can Help Stop Cyberbullyies." Cyber Bullying Alert | CyberBullying Prevention Software | Internet Harassment. Admin, 28 July 2008. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.cyberbullyalert.com/blog/2008/07/10-ways-parents-can-help-stop-cyberbullying/>.
Measures parents can take to prevent cyberbullying.
  • If the cyberbullying is coming from a classmate go to the school, and see if they can do anything about the situation.
  • Monitor what your kids are doing saying, or reading on the internet.
  • Block people that your kids do not know.
  • Tell your kids to not read messages that seem that are from cyberbullyies.

http://www.mycyberbullyingsolution.com/?gclid=CKCn4f3lvasCFSE95Qod4kVNmQ
Ways parents can Effectively address cyberbullying.
  • MyCyberBullyingSolution will alert you the parent when ever your children receive an unsafe or inappropriate activity.
  • Go to the school and seek help.
  • Gather information about the cyberbullying and then contact the police about the cyberbullying.

"What Are the Effects of Bullying?" Parent's Guide To Child Safety. 2008. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.mychildsafety.net/effects-of-bullying.html>.
Negative effects of cyberbullying.
Bullying can effect both the bully and the victum.
  • Children who bully are most likely to do other criminal and social behaviors such has smoking, stealing alcohol/drug abuse.
  • Children who get bullied have a hard time at school, because they can't focus. It can cause children depression, anxiety, loneliness, and even suicidal thoughts.

"Be Web Aware - Cyberbullying." WebAware | WebAverti. 2010. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/cyberbullying.html>.
Ways cyberbullying is taking place outside of school.
  • Kids are using e-mail, web sites, instant messaging, chat rooms, and text messages to cyberbully outside of school.

"Cyberbullying." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Michelle New, PhD, Jan. 2009. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/cyberbullying.html>.
Ways to identify cyberbullying.
  • Emotional distress during or after using the internet.
  • Acting out, not the same person they use to be.
  • When your child doesn't want to talk about there problems.
  • When they don't talk or hang with there friends anymore.
  • When there is a change in the way they act.

"Cyberbullying." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Michael T. Morrow, PhD, May 2011. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/cyberbullying.html>.
Some resources that parents have in dealing with cyberbullying.
  • Ask the school for help.
  • ask a family member.
  • ask a counselor.

"4 S.A.F.E. Rules to Reduce Cyberbullying - Parenting on Shine." Shine: Fashion and Beauty, Healthy Living, Parenting, Sex and Love, Career and Money, Food, and More - Shine on Yahoo! GALTime, 29 Sept. 2010. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/parenting/4-s-a-f-e-rules-to-reduce-cyberbullying-2395166>.
What rules can help alleviate cyberbullying.
  • Never respond to cyberbullying.
  • Don't keep the bullying to yourself, tell an adult about your problems.
  • Never give out personal information about yourself, or anyone else.
  • Don't delete the the messages of cyberbullying, print it out and show an adult.
  • From doing these things ether the bully will stop, or he well get caught then the bullying will stop.

"Cyberbullying Law Makes Being Mean Online A Felony | WebProNews." Google, Facebook & More Search – Social News | WebProNews. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.webpronews.com/cyberbullying-law-makes-being-mean-online-a-felony-2009-05>.
The laws indicates about individual's rights and cyberbullying.
  • If someone uses electronic means to harass, causes emotional distress, or intimidate then that person well be fined, or imprisoned for no more than two years, or both.

"Is Your Child Being Cyberbullied?" Verizon | Parental Controls. 2 June 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://parentalcontrolcenter.com/is-your-child-being-cyberbullied/>.
Steps to pursue legal actions when a child is being cyberbullied.
  • Report the incident to the web site that it's coming from.
  • Print evidence of the bullying.
  • Contact the school to see if the can, if they can't then at lease they can keep your child protected on campus.